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This is a list of notable pastry chefs. A pastry chef is a station chef in a professional kitchen , skilled in the making of pastries , desserts , breads and other baked goods. They are employed in large hotels , bistros , restaurants , bakeries , and some cafés .
Pierre Hermé (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɛʁme]; born 20 November 1961) is a French pastry chef and chocolatier. He began his career at the age of 14 as an apprentice to Gaston Lenôtre. Called "the Picasso of Pastry" by Vogue, Hermé was awarded the title of World's Best Pastry Chef in 2016 by The World's 50 Best Restaurants. [1]
Pastry Chef of the Year, James Beard Foundation (1990) Nancy Silverton (born June 20, 1954) is an American chef , baker , restaurateur, and author. The winner of the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Chef Award in 2014, Silverton is recognized for her role in popularizing sourdough and artisan breads in the United States.
While doing a demonstration as a guest in Las Vegas in 2004, The Four Season's offered him a position as their pastry chef. [1] In 2005, he accepted and assumed the role in Resort in Newport Beach, California. The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, CA became his next destination as he held the title of Executive Pastry Chef there. [2]
Gale Gand is a Chicago-based pastry chef, cookbook author, television personality, and winner of the 2001 James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef. Gand was the host of the Food Network show Sweet Dreams. [1] She was the Chef-in-Residence at Elawa Farm, in Lake Forest, Illinois.
In 2016, Dhingra expanded her enterprise, opening a new location called Le15 Café in South Mumbai. While signature desserts named after French women will be featured, the cafe's menu includes simple, savoury food main course dishes. [6] When she opened her Mumbai business in 2010, she had a staff of only two. By October 2014, she had as many ...
Blin won the Pastry Chef of the Year award in 2009, and has also won the Meilleur Ouvrier de France. [5] By 2017 Blin was chairman of the UK Pastry Cup Coupe du Monde which supports a British pastry team in international competitions and develops young chefs. [9] He was president of the British team in the 2011 World Pastry Cup. [5]
Jennifer Yee is an American chef, specializing in pastry. Born and raised in San Francisco, she worked in several pastry kitchens in some of New York's finest restaurants, including Lafayette in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan as Patissière, and The Grill in midtown Manhattan's Seagram Building, as the opening Pastry Chef, before becoming the Executive Pastry Chef for Chef Linton Hopkins ...